University of Oregon News

There's a pair of interesting news stories, each of which pushes back the date of human habitation of the North American continent.

's hottest topics, got another airing Wednesday night as the Eugene Police Commission zeroed in on Taser-use policy.

A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease, according to researchers at the University of Oregon and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York.

After three months of renovations, Cinebarre executives cut the ribbon November 5 at the old Regal Movieland location, in the heart of Salem, on High and Marion Streets.

Like California's 30 years ago, Oregon's growing Latino population is reaching a tipping point: A critical mass of Latino professionals is starting to organize and influence state and local politics.

Archaeologists claim to have found the oldest known artefact in the Americas, a scraper-like tool in an Oregon cave that dates back 14,230 years.

PORTLAND, Ore. - A monthly index of economic indicators suggests the recession may be nearing the end in Oregon but the state economy is still too weak to show any job growth.

The bizarre tale of the "Made in Oregon" sign's fate just keeps getting weirder.

It is a tree wedged in among a row of stately Norway maples lining the Memorial Quad.

It was 100 years ago today that two daily papers merged to create the Medford Mail Tribune, and a slew of colorful, sometimes controversial, sometimes courageous editors have ensued - including Robert Ruhl, who earned the paper's sole Pulitzer Prize for standing up to a gang of unscrupulous politicians in 1934.

Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and the Eugene Police Department both have their opinions on how Tasers should be used.

Two weeks ago, WW first reported the "Made in Oregon" sign had been turned off owing to a dispute among city officials, the University of Oregon, the owner of the White Stag building and the owner of the sign.

Prepare yourself for a shocking revelation from the world of science. Ahem: Sex with a partner is better than doing it by yourself.

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I don't remember when the "Made In Oregon" sign in downtown Portland advertised White Satin Sugar , but it was then a plain outline of the state with a White Satin logo in the center.

Concerns about low pay and a rift with administration have faculty members at the University of Oregon exploring the possibility of forming a union.

The lights are out on Portland's iconic "Made in Oregon" sign -- for now, at least.

A new study in worms may help explain why reproduction via sex with a partner beats going it alone, evolutionarily speaking.

The Portland Architecture and Design Festival is winding down as the end of October draws near.

A Chinese college student shocked by a Eugene police officer's stun gun last month has contacted attorneys.